e," "A Soul's Tragedy," "Luna,"
"Men and Women," "The Ring and the Book," "Fifine at the Fair," "The
Inn-Album," "Dramatic Idyls," and "Asolando." _Man, Bird, and God;
Pippa's Song; Prospice; Rabbi Ben Ezra_.

BURNS, ROBERT. Born at Alloway, near Ayr, Scotland, Jan. 25, 1759; died
at Dumfries, Scotland, July 21, 1796. Received little education;
drudgery on a farm at Mt. Oliphant 1766-77; on a farm at Lochlea
1777-84, during which time there was a period of loose living and bad
companionship; at the death of his father he and his brother Gilbert
rented Mossgiel farm near Mauchline, where many of his best poems were
written; winter of 1786-7 he visited Edinburgh, and was received into
the best society; winter of 1787-8 revisited Edinburgh but rather
coolly received by Edinburgh society; 1788 married Jean Armour, by
whom he had previously had several children. Took farm at Ellisland
1788; became an excise officer 1789. Removed to Dumfries 1791; later
years characterized by depression and poverty. Some of his best-known
poems are "The Holy Fair," "The Cotter's Saturday Night," and "Tam
O'Shanter"; wrote many of the most popular songs in the English
language. _A Man's a Man for A' That; Borrowing Trouble; The Gift_.

BYRON, LORD (George Gordon Byron). Born at London, Jan. 22, 1788; died
at Missolonghi, Greece, Apr. 19, 1824, and buried in parish church at
Hucknell, near Newstead. Born with a deformed foot; much petted as a
child; inherited title and estate at death of his granduncle, William,
fifth Lord Byron, 1798. Studied at Harrow and at Cambridge University,
receiving M.A. degree 1808. Traveled in Portugal, Spain, Greece, and
Turkey 1809-11. In 1815 married Anna Milbanke, who left him 1816. In
1816 met Miss Clairmont at Geneva, who bore him an illegitimate
daughter, Allegra, 1817; in 1819 met Teresa, Countess Guiccioli, at
Venice, and remained with her during his stay in Italy. Joined the
Greek insurgents 1823, and died of a fever in their cause of freedom
from the Turks. Among his works are "Hours of Idleness," "English
Bards and Scotch Reviewers," "Childe Harold," "The Giaour," "The
Corsair," "The Prisoner of Chillon," "Cain," "Manfred," and "Don
Juan." _Serenity_.

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CARLYLE, THOMAS. Born at Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Dec. 4,
1795; died at Chelsea, London, Feb. 4, 1881. Educated at Annan Grammar
School and Edinburgh University; mathe